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Everybody expected records to fall when the track cycling program began at the Tokyo Olympics, but nobody expected so much speed at the decade-old Izu Velodrome

Venezuelan Yulimar Rojas set a new world record in the women’s triple jump final with a result of 15.67 meters

U.S. swimmer Caeleb Dressel won gold and broke a world record in the men’s 100m butterfly on Friday at the Tokyo Olympics.

27-year-old Shi Zhiyong lifted a combined 364 kg to break his own world record in the 73kg weightlifting event.

Will Cutbill stacked five M&M’s for a new world record and said it’s surprisingly harder than it looks.

The 43rd running of the Bank of America Chicago marathon has gone virtual this year because of the pandemic, but it is still on the minds of many as they share their favorite memories. Executive Race Director Carey Pinkowski has to look no further than 2019 for a world-class memory as a 25-year-old woman from Kenya brought a world record...

The Mountain is at the top of the deadlift world. “Game of Thrones” actor Hafthor Bjornsson, who played Gregor “The Mountain” Clegane in the HBO series, set a deadlift world record by lifting 501 kilograms (1,104 pounds) on Saturday. Bjornsson, the 2018 World’s Strongest Man, made the successful attempt at Thor’s Power Gym in his native Iceland. “I believe today…

Hundreds of supporters of a local nonprofit will aim to break an odd world record this Sunday at the Huntington Beach Pier. The group hopes to gather at least 889 people dressed in vegetable or fruit costumes, to break the record of 888 people in such garb set in China.

Bryson William Verdun Hayes broke the Guinness World Record for oldest person to skydive at 101 years and 38 days, after the British D-Day veteran jumped for the second time on Sunday. Hayes jumped with his son, grandson, great-grandson and great-granddaughter when he broke the record.

Nine-year-old James Savage is on a mission to become the youngest person to make the the three-mile swim to Alcatraz and back, according to NBC affiliate KSEE.

A mother in North Texas has not only set a new world record for the amount of donated breast milk, she has tripled the previous record.